This is our life. This is our passion. That's the spirit we bring to this show. I'm Luke Thomas. I'm Brian Campbell. This is Morning Combat.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Dig it. Indeed. Friday, July 22nd, 2022. And you've stumbled right into the best

day. I'm Combat Sports Podcast. Period. All right. I mean, that's all I needed to do today. Shows over. In fact, though, we have a fantastic show for you today. Set in the stage for Bellator, for UFC, for the Combat Sports headlines and bringing forward to of the most unlike minded minds in the combat realm today. I am your co-host, the Brian Campbell, the BBC with that BDE. But while you stay for the sauce, you come for that piece of

meat. That is Luke Thomas. Hi, everyone. I hope you're having a wonderful day. My daughter is having a karaoke moment right outside my door. Despite multiple entries to my family to not allow that kind of thing during show hours. But who cares? Right? Is she talking about Bruno Luke? Are we not doing that anymore? Let's see. What is she talking about? No, she's singing some songs in Spanish. I don't know what the hell they are. Yeah. Did I catch a kill Whitey in their Luke?

She's singing, but I don't I don't know if she's singing Cop Killer by I see or what does the body count? But look, this, you know, Alvancard will only add to what is, you know, a fantastic show in Friday today being for the art. So I'm fine with that. Luke, we got a great show. But I mean, before we get into business or anything else, I got to ask you what the people are asking me, Luke, okay? Like 18 and a half DMs can't be wrong. Has Tom Aspenal now entered?

You'll want to champion territory in terms of your dark heart, Luke? No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't it like I am the you want to what was different because we actually had her on the line. When we were on the show and then she got off the line to go at the time on another show. And that was the problem. Like we there was like this. It's a long story. I don't even care anymore. But like what happened with Tom. I don't know what happened on his end. But

that kind of thing where like they don't post or they show up late or all kinds of stuff. Like that happens routinely. No, I have no hate in my heart for Tom Aspenal whatsoever. And in fact, I am very excited for his main event this weekend. So

Well, you're ultimately Luke, your pick today will probably answer that question subconsciously at least. So we'll find out something to look forward to.

Luke, I did want to tell the people you can see my old school not necessarily merch 1.0. But one of the early models right here of the morning combat merch. You can find this in many other great ones at morning combat dot store right now. You want a little pregame preview. Real talk. How about some factory town MMA? How about dead Luke's face? How about winter caps? Okay. It's come eventually the cold will come. Why don't you hit up that ask ask for RJ tell him BC sent you. No discounts right now. But you can discount double check.

Your life by stepping up and feeling like a champion in our merch. Dig it. Oh, shout out to show time. All CBS sports, but specifically show time tonight. Bell tours back. And you're going to have to see it. I'm sorry. You know, you will. So why don't you see that for free? Don't subscribe. How about go to show.com right now. Or in fact show time.com. Excuse me. Start your 30 day free trial. So much box. So much BC and LT. Well, maybe not on the app. But like in general, you know. Yeah. Okay. There you go. All right. I can't seem to find us on the app.

Actually, look for the most part. But you can find some great stuff on there. So there you go with that shit. Look, you want me to read any other ads? What do you got here? Anything else verbatim? Do we have an AG read today? We don't. But I did want to tell people how they can vote this calendar year. Yes, please do that. And I'm not talking about that guy who fell off the bicycle. Luke, I'm talking about morning combatting nominee at the moment from the folks over at the people's choice podcast awards for two best sports podcast.

Best best male hosted podcast. I'm told Luke. We're also kind of up for the third, which is like the people's choice award podcast. I don't really get how it works. But it will take you 60 seconds or less to decode it yourself and vote. So we appreciate all you guys doing for us. If you care about things like live show, that type of stuff, making our boss is happy. This is the kind of stuff you can do to get our back. Go to podcast awards.com slash app slash sign up or like Luke pointed to the QR code is on the screen. So do it. The young way. If you

can't get it, you know, I'm sure you will, 60 seconds or less. No, you don't have to sign up for a predatory loan. We're past those days. So why don't you, you know, do your best to get our back. All right, you know, as we try to do the same to you. I mean, this shows free last time, I checked. OK, thank you very much, Luke, I mean, I always wonder, look, you want to know how much does your audience really love you? Then, like, go to patreon only, right? Then you're going to find out. Yes, and that's where we, that's where we get to the dark stuff right there. Go to onlypipes.com slash app. That's when you're going to see it.

a lot of lights. Yeah. Yeah. There you go. Always there. All right. Indeed. I'll look anything else.

You have any weekend plans. Yeah. Work. That's what my weekend plans are. Lots and lots of work.

That's all I seem to do anymore, especially before vacation. I will say shouts. And I don't

know how to pronounce his last name properly. I don't know if it's algeo or algeo, but it's bill

algeo who had a nice win. Obviously at UFC Long Island. I had tweeted that, you know, he's

insanely tough, but that triangle that Herbert Burns put on him. He was partly able to wig a lot

of it. Yes, because he's a black body. He's very good and all that kind of stuff. And he was

remarkably tough because he's also has a very thin frame. And then he tweeted me yesterday.

He wrote quit thin-shaming me, bro. So just to bill algeo, if I'm pronouncing the last name,

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